Matej_Šakota
Matej Šakota
Bosnian footballer
Matej Šakota (born 16 August 2004) is a Bosnian footballer who plays as a forward for Prva HNL club NK Slaven Belupo.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (2004-08-16) 16 August 2004 (age 19) | ||
| Place of birth | Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Slaven Belupo | ||
| Number | 7 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2009–2022 | Zrinjski | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022 | Zrinjski | 8 | (1) |
| 2022–2023 | Dinamo Zagreb | 0 | (0) |
| 2023– | Slaven Belupo | 27 | (3) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2018 | Bosnia and Herzegovina U15 | 2 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Bosnia and Herzegovina U16 | 2 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Bosnia and Herzegovina U17 | 2 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | Bosnia and Herzegovina U18 | 4 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Bosnia and Herzegovina U19 | 20 | (5) |
| 2023– | Bosnia and Herzegovina U21 | 2 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 May 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22 March 2024 | |||
Born in Mostar, Šakota progressed through the youth academy of Zrinjski Mostar, signing a professional contract with the club in September 2021.[1] On scoring in a 2–0 victory over Sloboda in May 2022, he broke Ivan Bubalo's 26-year-old record to become Zrinjski's youngest ever goalscorer.[2]
In August 2022, he transferred to Croatian side Dinamo Zagreb, signing a five-year contract.[3]
Šakota has been selected and represented Bosnia and Herzegovina at levels Under-15,[4] U16,[5] U17,[6] U18,[7] and has played 20 games for the Under-19 team so far.[8]
Šakota's brother, Filip, is also a footballer, and currently plays for the academy of Zrinjski.[9][10]
Club
- As of 13 November 2022[11]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Zrinjski | 2021–22 | Liga 12 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 |
| 2022–23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Total | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | ||
| Dinamo Zagreb | 2022–23 | 1.HNL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career total | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | ||
- Notes
- "HŠK ZRINJSKI: Matej Šakota potpisao profesionalni ugovor" [HŠK ZRINJSKI: Matej Šakota signed a professional contract]. ramski-vjesnik.ba (in Croatian). 28 September 2021. Retrieved 13 November 2022.
- "Matej Šakota ispisao historiju Zrinjskog" [Matej Šakota wrote the history of Zrinjski]. faktor.ba (in Bosnian). 7 May 2022. Retrieved 13 November 2022.
- "Talentirani Matej Šakota iz Zrinjskog prešao u zagrebački Dinamo" [The talented Matej Šakota from Zrinjski moved to Dinamo Zagreb]. vecernji.ba (in Croatian). 23 August 2022. Retrieved 13 November 2022.
- "Prijateljski susreti "U-15" selekcija BiH i Crne Gore". www.nfsbih.ba (in Bosnian). Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- "Zimski kamp za "U-16" reprezentativce". www.nfsbih.ba (in Bosnian). Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- "Prijateljske utakmice kadetskih selekcija BiH i Sjeverne Makedonije". www.nfsbih.ba (in Bosnian). Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- "Pobjeda U-18 reprezentativaca BiH u efikasnom meču". www.nfsbih.ba (in Bosnian). Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- "Matej Šakota". worldfootball.net. Archived from the original on 13 November 2022. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- "Matej i Filip Šakota: Zrinjski je naš klub i volimo ga" [Matej and Filip Šakota: Zrinjski is our club and we love it]. hercegovina.info (in Croatian). 11 February 2016. Retrieved 13 November 2022.
- "Matej Šakota: Zrinjski je moj dom i mjesto gdje dolazim bez briga" [Matej Šakota: Zrinjski is my home and a place where I come without worries]. hercegovina.info (in Croatian). 7 May 2021. Retrieved 13 November 2022.
- Matej Šakota at Soccerway